Colmcille GFC
{{Short description|Longford based GAA Club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA club
| club gaa = Colmcille
| crest = Colmcille GFC crest.png
| irish = CLG Colmcille
| founded = 1890
| province = Leinster
| county = Longford
| nickname =
| colours = Green and Red
| coordinates = {{Coord|53.824812068039144|-7.614558606249489|display=it|format=dms}}
| grounds = Fr. McGee Park
| leftarm = 008000
| body = 008000
| rightarm = 008000
| shorts = ffffff
| socks = 008000
| pattern_so = _2 red stripes
| pattern_b = _redhorizontal
| f3 = 7
}}
Colmcille GFC (Gaelic Football Club) is a Gaelic Football and Ladies Gaelic Football club based in Aughnacliffe, County Longford, Ireland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2022/10/08/weekend-gaa-club-final-previews-six-leinster-football-deciders-down-for-decision/|title=Weekend GAA club final previews: Six Leinster football deciders down for decision|website=The Irish Times}} Colmcille most recently won the Longford Senior Football Championship in 2022 defeating Mullinalaghta by a scoreline of 1-07 to 0-08.{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Padraic |date=2022-10-09 |title=Longford SFC Final: Colmcille capture the Connolly Cup for the first time in 14 years thanks to last gasp penalty goal |url=https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/longford-live/934109/longford-sfc-final-colmcille-capture-the-connolly-cup-for-the-first-time-in-14-years-thanks-to-last-gasp-penalty-goal.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.ireland-live.ie |language=en}}
History
Colmcille GFC is named for Saint Colmcille (or Saint Columba) (AD 521–597) who founded Inchmore monastery on an island nearby on Lough Gowna.{{Cite web|url=https://www.longford.ie/en/live/towns-villages/aughnacliffe/aughnacliffe.html|title=Aughnacliffe|website=www.longford.ie}} The club won the very first Longford Senior Football Championship in 1890 as Columbkille St. Columbkilles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clubinfo.ie/club/colmcille-gfc/|title=Colmcille GFC Profile - Total GAA - GAA Club Rankings|website=www.clubinfo.ie}} They have won six more county senior titles since then, the latest in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/longford-sfc-final-colmcille-defeat-mullinalaghta/|title=Longford SFC Final: Colmcille defeat Mullinalaghta|website=www.gaa.ie}}{{cite web |title=Our GAA History |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/longford-gaa-story/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
Colmcille was one of Longford's first five Ladies Gaelic football teams, first playing in 1980.{{Cite web|url=https://ladiesgaelic.ie/the-lgfa/history/around-the-world/ireland-2/longford/|title=Longford}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/we-want-to-prevent-further-farm-tragedies-north-longford-club/|title=Longford farmers and fairies 'hit the road' on toy tractors|first=Caroline|last=Allen|date=2 June 2018}}{{cite web |title=Longford's LGFA Story |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/lgfa-story/#1654445354005-cefbf99f-b19f |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
They play home matches at Fr. McGee Park in Aghacordrinan, south of Aughnacliffe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/rural-broadband-full-list-of-high-speed-internet-hubs-1.4088495|title=Rural broadband: Full list of high-speed internet hubs|website=The Irish Times}}
Honours
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- Longford Senior Football Championship (7): 1890, 1938, 1949, 1952, 1958, 2008, 2022{{Cite web|url=https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/932451/reeling-back-the-years-colmcille-beat-mullinalaghta-in-the-longford-sfc-final-replay-70-years-ago.html|title=Reeling back the years: Colmcille beat Mullinalaghta in the Longford SFC final replay 70 years ago|first=Leader|last=Reporter|website=www.longfordleader.ie}}
- Longford Senior Football League (Leader Cup) (3): 1954, 1957, 1990{{cite web |title=Leader Cup |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/club-football-league/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
- Longford Senior ACFL Division 1 (3): 1990, 2020, 2022{{cite web |title=ACFL 1 |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/division-1/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
- Longford Senior ACFL Division 2 (1): 2024{{Cite web |title=Longford Club Titles - ACFL |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/acfl/#1719352320281-3abc4e7c-d130 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Longford Gaelic Stats |language=en-US}}
- Longford Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1986{{Cite web|url=https://longfordgaa.ie/titles-intermediate/|title=Roll of Honour – Intermediate Football – Longford GAA}}
- Longford Junior Football Championship (4): 1937, 1979, 1998, 2020{{cite web |title=Club JFC |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/club-titles-jfc/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
- Longford U-21 Football Championship (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2015{{Cite web|url=https://longfordgaa.ie/titles-u20-football/|title=Roll of Honour – U20 Football – Longford GAA}}
- Longford Minor Football Championship (3): 1953, 1962, 1963{{Cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/Longford/ClubTitles|title=HoganStand GAA Football and Hurling|website=hoganstand.com}}
- Longford Juvenile Football Championship (3): 1955, 1960, 1997{{cite web |title=Club Juvenile |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/club-football-juvenile/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
- Longford Ladies Intermediate Football Championship (2): 2011, 2021{{cite web |title=Ladies Club IFC |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/lgfa-club-ifc/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
- Longford Ladies Junior Football Championship (2): 2010, 2019{{cite web |title=Ladies Club JFC |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/lgfa-club-jfc/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
- Longford Ladies Juvenile Football Championship (2): 1999, 2000{{cite web |title=Ladies Club U16 |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/lgfa-club-u16/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
- Longford Ladies U-14 Football Championship (2): 1998, 1999{{cite web |title=Ladies Club U14 |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/lgfa-club-u14/ |website=Longford Gaelic Stats}}
Notable people
- Eugene McGee{{Cite web|url=https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/sport/791345/longford-pays-poignant-tribute-to-legendary-gaa-manager-and-journalist-eugene-mcgee.html|title=Longford pays poignant tribute to legendary GAA manager and journalist Eugene McGee|first=Alan|last=Walsh|website=www.longfordleader.ie}}
- [https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/newsletter-longfordlive/1491744/longfords-republican-leader-sean-lynch-1933-2024.html Sean Lynch]{{Cite web |last=reporter |first=Longford Leader |date=2024-05-03 |title=Longford’s Republican leader Seán Lynch (1933 – 2024) |url=https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/newsletter-longfordlive/1491744/longfords-republican-leader-sean-lynch-1933-2024.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.longfordleader.ie |language=en}}
- [https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/hall-of-fame/ Pearse Daly]{{Cite web |title=Longford GAA Hall of Fame |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Longford Gaelic Stats |language=en-US}}
- [https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/player-of-the-year/ Declan C Reilly]{{Cite web |title=Club GAA - Player of the Year |url=https://longfordgaelicstats.ie/player-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Longford Gaelic Stats |language=en-US}}